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Create Simple Dishes with Japanify All Day!
September 8, 2017
Get more of Yoko's Japan-inspired recipes in our self-published Japanify All Day zine. Making Japanese food at...
Get Cookin' with Umami Mart Spices
September 7, 2017
Are you a Japanese curry fanatic? Oaktown Spice Shop created and hand-blends our Japanese Curry Powder, a savory...
Umami Lentils
September 5, 2017
I've been on a bit of a lentils kick and I'm afraid I will turn...
Make Your Next Cocktail in Our Sori Yanagi Glass
September 1, 2017
Designed by famed industrial designer Sori Yanagi, these elegant sake glasses have a pleasing overturned bell...
Umami Mart in the News: Collaboration Tea Series with Far Leaves
August 31, 2017
Thank you to Imbibe Magazine for featuring our Far Leaves collaborative teas in the September/October...
Barrel-Aged Forbidden Bitters by Miracle Mile
August 31, 2017
Featured in the Forbidden Oakland recipe are the Barrel-Aged Forbidden Bitters by Miracle Mile - aging their...
Conbini Cabaret: Summer 2017
August 30, 2017
Remember this post about Limited Edition Conbini Candy? I’m happy to report that several years...
The Forbidden Oakland Cocktail
August 29, 2017
And just like that, autumn is here. Having moved to the "sunnier side of the...
Introducing Our Sake Gumi Goods
August 24, 2017
We're excited to launch our Sake Gumi products - the tokkuri (carafe) and ochoko (sake...
Hiroshima Eats at Chinchikurin (LA)
August 22, 2017
In honor of Hiroshima month here at Umami Mart, I visited Chinchikurin in LA a...
Don't Miss Our Anniversary Sale
August 17, 2017
Our Anniversary Sale starts today! This August, we celebrate five years in Oakland and as a huge...
Celebrating Hiroshima (August 2017)
August 15, 2017
Every year, August is a time for reflection. As a Japanese-American (and as a human)...